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Digital Government
Rand Paul Sues the NSA in the Most Elaborate Email Collection Scheme in History
The senator will announce a class action suit against the agency for unconstitutionally scooping up Americans' telephone call data.
Digital Government
NSA on Text Messages: 'A Goldmine to Exploit'
NSA and British partners collect 194 million texts a day.
Cybersecurity
NSA Hacked Google and Yahoo's Private Networks
The agency accessed fiber optic connections between servers, Snowden documents show.
Cybersecurity
How to Keep NSA From Getting Between You and Your Googling
There are ways around the man in the middle.
Cybersecurity
When It's at the Border, Your Data Is Fair Game — Even on Your Laptop
No need for a warrant in the international zone at O'Hare airport.
Modernization
When Yahoo Gives User Data to Governments, Mapped
Company was the only tech firm to fight NSA order to proved sweeping access.
Cybersecurity
Yes, the NSA Hacked Encryption — But You Have a Defense
You should be using different encryption anyway if you're concerned about privacy.
Cybersecurity
How the NSA Made Sure It Can Decrypt Your Online Communication
Agency, companies add vulnerabilities to secure traffic, Snowden docs show.
Digital Government
What Can We Learn from the Numbers That Slipped by NSA Censors?
The actual data is obscured behind black bars — except on one pie chart that appears to give more information on the program than the NSA has ever released publicly.
Digital Government
The Court That May Evaluate NSA Surveillance Hasn't Yet 'Gotten to Email'
Supreme Court justices may not know the difference between the subject field and the message body.
Digital Government
NSA Searches 10 Times as Much of the Internet as It Said
The error was the result of bad math.
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Digital Government
Larry Ellison, NSA Database Supplier, Approves of NSA Surveillance
Ellison, co-founder and CEO of Oracle, appeared on an interview with CBS.
Digital Government
Update: Now We Know Why Googling 'Pressure Cookers' and 'Backpacks' Gets a Visit from the Cops
Joint terrorism task force shows up at the house of a couple who happened to search for both terms in the same time period.
Digital Government
How the NSA Is Using Cell Phone Data to Drone Civilians In Pakistan
NSA's role in the CIA's drone operations began in 2001.
Digital Government
Here's Everything Microsoft Is Letting the Government See
NSA has privileged access to Outlook, SkyDrive and Skype.
Digital Government
Analysis: The State Department Isn't Great at the Internet
The department's Bureau of International Information Programs' focuses too much on getting Facebook likes, according to the Inspector General.
Emerging Tech
Customs and Border Protection Wants to Arm Drones
Agency is close to finalizing payload standards, documents show.
Digital Government
The Troubling Data Behind America's Growing Wildfires
Fires are getting bigger and often deadlier.
Cybersecurity
Snowden Went to Booz Allen to Steal Files
His reported admission raises questions about where else he may have acquired data.
Digital Government
The NSA Guidelines for Spying on You Are Looser Than You've Been Told
These documents are particularly significant given the repeated recent insistences that the government does all it can to minimize collection of Americans' data.
